Welcome to my newsletter! I’ve been thinking about it for months. This first post kicks off what I hope will be many opportunities to help myself and others become better men. You might know me as the guy who’s coached your kid in middle school track. Or maybe I coached you to a qualifying time…
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This is the 50th edition of the newsletter. Whether you’ve been reading a week or have been here from the start, I appreciate your readership! Given that this newsletter is about doing the hard work of dealing with – well, life – and doing it in a way that’s healthier than the cultural zeitgeist shows…
Get this Warm CurrentGlobal Running Day happens on the first Wednesday in June to encourage people around the world to go run. That’s it. There’s no length or time requirement. There’s no particular reason. Just run. Because we live in a time where social media “influencers” seem to dominate, you’re going to see a lot of them seizing…
Get this Warm CurrentThis week, I will focus the newsletter on the “Commit” pillar of Warm Current. Because I’ve got real evidence that consistent commitment to yourself creates conditions where good things happen. This whole newsletter is my attempt to live out loud the things that I hope will make a difference to (in my own small way)…
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I got rejected for a job this week. One I really wanted. It stings, and I won’t pretend it doesn’t. The job market right now is objectively brutal. Unemployment numbers look okay on paper, but hiring rates are at their lowest in a decade. Applications disappear into black holes. “Ghost jobs” that were never real…
Get this Warm CurrentPrince William is talking about men’s mental health in the UK. Fortune and the Wall Street Journal are running stories about non-college-educated men dropping out of the workforce. The VA recently released data showing veteran suicide rates hit their highest level since 2018. I don’t think these are separate stories. They’re connected. The Fortune piece…
Get this Warm CurrentThe last two weeks, I have really been forced to lean on my own emotional work as I have struggled with some low feelings. I’ve had bouts of pretty intense feelings of sadness, and I can’t point to a particular trigger. I’m not having thoughts about hurting myself or anyone else; it’s not that bad. …
Get this Warm CurrentThe running world has been celebrating what some are calling a “breakthrough in human achievement” or similar superlative: the first legitimate sub-2-hour marathon. It’s a new world record by more than a minute, and it really was a remarkable race. I’ll confess, it kinda broke my brain initially. But the more I thought about it,…
Get this Warm CurrentWhen I decided last spring to take a season away from coaching middle school track, I hadn’t yet decided what my running goals for this year would be. Last spring I was training for a 50-miler and targeting a 100-miler. And that 100-mile race was sidelined when on a warm spring day I was feeling…
Get this Warm CurrentA recent CNN investigation has uncovered a dark corner of the internet that should make every man stop and take note. It’s a global “online rape academy” where nearly a thousand men in private groups swap tips on drugging their wives and filming sexual assaults. I could provide further detail, but, really, I think you…
Get this Warm CurrentYou probably don’t spend a lot of time consuming the social content created by the guys featured in “Inside the Manosphere,” but your son probably has. And your daughter might be dating him. Recent data shows 60% of adolescent boys find influencers inspirational, and the algorithm is feeding them a steady diet of “alpha” posturing…
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